--- title: "Monday Buzz: A Solution to the Twitpic Archive Problem" id: "25764" type: "post" slug: "monday-buzz-a-solution-to-the-twitpic-archive-problem" published_at: "2014-10-27T18:01:29+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T12:57:37+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/10/27/monday-buzz-a-solution-to-the-twitpic-archive-problem/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/10/27/monday-buzz-a-solution-to-the-twitpic-archive-problem.md" excerpt: "The loss of a huge digital image archive is averted after raising the alarm of activists worldwide. Plus: What you need to know about Google Ad Grants." taxonomy_category: - "Marketing / Communications" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Archives" - "AssociationsNow" - "digital media" - "Social Media" - "Technology" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Executive Team" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Monday Buzz: A Solution to the Twitpic Archive Problem [As we covered last week](http://associationsnow.com/2014/10/twitpic-online-startup-fails/) , the end of online photo service Twitpic was to mean the loss of all user data, regardless of its importance to the internet’s historical record. Outcry from online activists such as Internet Archive curator [Jason Scott (opens in a new tab)](http://ascii.textfiles.com/) reached a fever pitch as hundreds of millions of images were set to disappear forever, eventually prompting Twitpic founder Noah Everett to declare a solution to save all of that data for the time being. > I’m happy to announce we’ve reached an agreement with Twitter to give them [http://t.co/eR7FXsig1R (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/eR7FXsig1R) > – more here: [http://t.co/LrBSgo9DEX (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/LrBSgo9DEX) > > — Noah (@noaheverett) [October 25, 2014 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/noaheverett/status/526084779830435842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) “We were’t able to find a way to keep Twitpic independent,” Everett [announced in a blog post Saturday (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.twitpic.com/2014/10/twitpics-future/) . “However, I’m happy to announce that we have reached an agreement with Twitter to give them the Twitpic domain and photo archive, thus keeping the photos and links alive for the time being.” So for any Twitpic users out there, you will no longer be able to upload new photos to the site or the mobile app. However, exports and downloads of data will still be supported for the foreseeable future, so get a hold of whatever photos your association may have hosted with the defunct site soon! ### Infographic of the Day The image above is a just the beginning of “The Beginner’s Guide to Google Ad Grants” by WhoIsHostingThis?. Want to learn more? You can further familiarize yourself with ad grants by checking out [the full infographic at SocialFish (opens in a new tab)](http://www.socialfish.org/2014/10/cool-infographic-friday-beginners-guide-google-ad-grants/) . ### Other Good Reads **Content marketer Christina Green looks into her crystal ball** and [presents four predictions for chambers in 2015 (opens in a new tab)](http://frankjkenny.com/what-will-2015-bring-for-chambers/) in a guest post for chamber consultant Frank Kenny, including the “rise of the solo entrepreneur” and integration of “data from member interactions outside of the chamber site.” **What does competitive analysis have to do** with the way a Major League baseball pitcher handles his composure on the mound? More than you’d think, as Phil Kemelor, a senior manager for digital analytics at Ernst & Young, [writes over at CMSWire (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cmswire.com/cms/customer-experience/the-truth-about-competitive-analysis-026930.php) . **When your best performers begin to look a little disengaged**, management consultant James Kerr recommends five ways to get them back into the mix and performing at their usual levels [in a post for Inc. (opens in a new tab)](http://www.inc.com/james-kerr/5-ways-to-get-your-best-employees-back-on-track.html) (Michael Blann/ThinkStock) [Morgan Little](https://associationsnow.com/author/morgan-little/) Morgan Little is a contributor to Associations Now. 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